Ohio State wrestlers took a pre-holiday trip down to the Bayou State, hoping to make their way through a unique format and secure a Collegiate Duals win. The Buckeyes were the second highest-ranked team competing in New Orleans, behind only No. 1 Penn State.
However, the two Big Ten titans were in separate divisions and never slated to face each other. Best to leave that mountain for a future climb.
For these Collegiate Duals, OSU was placed into a six-team pool, joined by Northern Iowa, Lock Haven, North Carolina State, Lehigh, and Cal Poly. Those teams were then split, creating two divisions of three.